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Automated Controls Should Ensure Compliance with Criteria
Review the 17,568 COVID-19 EIDLs and Emergency EIDL Advances identified with business establishment dates after January 31, 2020, to determine eligibility and to seek recovery of funds from ineligible recipients.
Assess the automated controls within the agency’s new lending platform, the Unified Lending Platform (ULP), to ensure they align with clearly defined disaster assistance criteria.
Desk Review of the State of Oregon’s Use of Coronavirus Relief Fund Proceeds
We recommend that the Acting Chief Program Officer of the Treasury Office of Capital Access works with the OIG to ensure that the State of Oregon returns to Treasury the $32,554 of CRF proceeds that were used by the City of Lakeside, Oregon in violation of subsection 601(d) of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 801(d)), as well as Treasury’s Guidance and FAQs.
COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan Servicing Capability
Finalize and approve procedures and standards included in the Draft COVID EIDL Servicing Manual.
Publish and communicate written overall CESC performance goals for effective monitoring of its operations in coordination with SBA’s Office of Financial Program Operations.
EDA Needs to Improve Oversight of CARES Act Revolving Loan Funds to Ensure Loans Are Made to Eligible Borrowers and Used as Intended
1. We recommend that the Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Administration instruct the Director, Performance, Research and National Technical Assistance Division (or designee, including the Interim RLF Coordinator) to review and make a determination regarding the allowability of the $4,020,050 in questioned costs with the respective RLF operators’ loans that were made to ineligible borrowers and not used for their intended purposes.
2. We recommend that the Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Administration instruct the Director, Performance, Research and National Technical Assistance Division (or designee, including the Interim RLF Coordinator), to take appropriate actions for all noncompliances identified, such as suspending or terminating the RLF operator’s grant if not in compliance with federal regulations and their RLF plans.
3. We recommend that the Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Administration instruct the Director, Performance, Research and National Technical Assistance Division (or designee, including the Interim RLF Coordinator), to ensure EDA provides oversight of the RLF operators to ensure loans are made to eligible borrowers and used for their intended purposes.
4. We recommend that the Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Administration instruct the Director, Performance, Research and National Technical Assistance Division (or designee, including the Interim RLF Coordinator), to develop procedures to ensure that the Risk Analysis System identifies areas of concern (such as high delinquent, default, or write off rates) and require that appropriate corrective actions are taken to address these areas of concern.
ETA and State Workforce Agencies Need to do more to Recover Pandemic UI Program Improper Payments
Develop lessons learned based on the control failures identified by SWAs that led them to request the use of blanket waivers for
overpayments. Provide SWAs with guidance, technical assistance, and other resources, as needed, to address the root causes of
overpayments.
Require SWAs to use all mandatory recovery methods permitted under federal law and provide resources, as needed, for SWAs to use ETA’s strongly recommended recovery methods.
Continue to work with Congress to lift restrictions on the use of contractors for the Treasury Offset Program recovery method.
Continue to work with Congress to develop incentives for SWAs to: (1) detect and address ongoing or past instances of overpayment and fraud, and (2) recover federally funded UI overpayments.
Global Health: USAID Planned for Emergency Responses in Accordance With Best Practices but Gaps Remain
We recommend that the Bureau for Global Health take the following actions:
Establish procedures to facilitate the deployment of staff to the field when needed during a health emergency.
We recommend that the Bureau for Global Health take the following actions:
Develop a timeline for finalizing all aspects of its Global Health Emergency Management System, including provisions for periodic testing of plans and for documenting and incorporating bureau-specific lessons learned.
We recommend that the Bureau for Management take the following actions:
Develop a plan for the identification, recruitment and retention of skilled personnel to task forces in the event of a global health emergency, including contingency planning for a lack of available staff.
We recommend that the Bureau for Management take the following actions:
Develop a plan to periodically test procedures in Automated Directives System, Chapter 112 through proactive exercises and evaluation activities and integrate lessons learned into the chapter.
Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA1) – Notice of Recoupment, Harris County, Texas
Desk Review of the State of New Jersey’s Use of Coronavirus Relief Fund Proceeds
Treasury OIG should follow-up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $98,000,000 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Contracts greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request New Jersey management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on New Jersey management's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Castro recommends Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Contracts greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $12,674,130 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Direct Payments greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request that New Jersey management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on New Jersey's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace ineligible transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Castro recommends Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Direct Payments greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $3,438,886 noted as unsupported reconciliation errors questioned costs (Other Matter) within the Direct Payments greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request that New Jersey management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on New Jersey's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Castro recommends Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Direct Payments greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $210,000 noted as unsupported reconciliation errors questioned costs (Other Matter) within the Direct Payments greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request that New Jersey management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on New Jersey's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Castro recommends Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Direct Payment greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $72,008,351 noted as unsupported reconciliation errors questioned costs (Other Matter) within the Aggregate Reporting less than $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request that New Jersey management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on New Jersey's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Castro recommends Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Aggregate Reporting less than $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of following up with New Jersey to obtain expenditure support with sufficient expenditure level detail such as vendor names needed to support CRF amounts claimed.
Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $339,154,192 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Aggregate Payments to Individual types can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request that New Jersey management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on New Jersey's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Castro recommends Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Aggregate Payments to Individuals payment type.
Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previous charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance for the $124,331,510 of ineligible costs charged to the Aggregate Payments to Individuals payment type. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds. Further, based on New Jersey's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace ineligible transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Castro recommends Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Aggregate Payments to Individuals payment type.
Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $137,077,969 noted as unsupported reconciliation errors questioned costs (Other Matter) within the Aggregate Payments to Individual payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request that New Jersey management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on New Jersey's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Castro recommends Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Aggregate Payments to Individuals payment type.
Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of performing additional follow-up procedures to obtain expenditure support with sufficient expenditure level detail needed to support CRF amounts claimed.
Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of requesting that New Jersey perform an assessment to determine if all the potential fraudulent transactions were removed from New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)'s CRF claimed amounts.
Treasury OIG should follow-up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $187,176 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Contracts greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request New Jersey management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on New Jersey management's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Castro recommends Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Contracts greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG should follow-up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $18,260,445 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Contracts greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request New Jersey management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on New Jersey management's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Castro recommends Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Contracts greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $35,889 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Grants greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request that New Jersey management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on New Jersey's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Castro recommends Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Grants greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of performing additional follow-up procedures to determine if there were other instances of unsupported balances within the remaining portion of the selected grant balance.
Castro recommends that Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $250,398 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Grants greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request that New Jersey management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on New Jersey's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Castro recommends Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Grants greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type.
Castro recommends that Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of performing additional follow-up procedures to determine if there were other instances of unsupported balances within the remaining portion of the selected grant balance.
Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $19,931,910 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Grants greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request that New Jersey management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on New Jersey's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Castro recommends Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Grants greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $10,068,090 noted as ineligible expenditures within the Transfers greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request that New Jersey management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on New Jersey's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace ineligible transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Castro recommends Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Transfers greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $9,410,681 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Transfers greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request that New Jersey management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on New Jersey's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Castro recommends Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Transfers greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $205,520,362 noted as other unsupported expenditures within the Transfers greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request that New Jersey management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on New Jersey's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Castro recommends Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Transfers greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of performing additional follow-up procedures to determine if there were other instances of unsupported questioned costs within the Transfers greater than or equal to $50,000 payment population. Further, based on New Jersey's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Castro recommends Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Transfers greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of following up with New Jersey to obtain the missing NJEDA populations questioned as other matters and, utilizing the listing of potential fraudulent transactions provided by NJEDA, determine if the $1,007,050 potential fraudulent amounts were properly reversed.
Puerto Rico’s Department of Natural and Environmental Resources Properly Disbursed Funds but Was Slow in Expending Fishery Disaster Assistance Funds
1. We recommend that the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator direct NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Services Assistant Administrator to document all project monitoring activities in the official grant files in accordance with the Department of Commerce’s Grants and Cooperative Agreements Manual.
Desk Review of the State of Connecticut’s Use of Coronavirus Relief Fund Proceeds
Treasury Office of Inspector General (OIG) should follow-up with Connecticut's management to confirm if the $56,991,521 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Contracts greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request Connecticut management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on Connecticut's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Treasury OIG should determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Contracts greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG should determine the feasibility of performing additional procedures on the remaining untested amounts reported in the GrantSolutions portal for the Contracts greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type. Based on Connecticut's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Contracts greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG should follow up with Connecticut to confirm if the $10,144,090 noted as other matters unsupported expenditures within the Aggregate Payments to Individuals payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request Connecticut management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on Connecticut's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Treasury OIG should determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Aggregate Payments to Individuals payment type.
Treasury OIG should determine the feasibility of performing additional procedures on the remaining untested amounts reported in the GrantSolutions portal for the Aggregate Payments to Individuals payment type.
For the Fiscal Year 2020 Single Audit report, Treasury OIG should follow-up with Treasury's Office of Capital Access to ensure that management decision letters are issued on the findings identified by the auditor in the Single Audit report and should follow-up on any CRF related questioned costs.
For the Fiscal Year 2021 Single Audit report, Treasury OIG should follow-up with Treasury's Office of Capital Access to ensure that management decision letters are issued on the findings identified by the auditor in the Single Audit report and should follow-up on any CRF related questioned costs.
For the Fiscal Year 2022 Single Audit report, Treasury OIG should follow-up with Treasury's Office of Capital Access to ensure that management decision letters are issued on the findings identified by the auditor in the Single Audit report and should follow-up on any CRF related questioned costs.
Treasury OIG should follow-up with Connecticut's management to determine whether the $172,000 unsupported amount identified within the Contracts greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type were duplicate payments. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request Connecticut management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on Connecticut's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Treasury OIG should determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Contracts greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG should request Connecticut's management provide support for the $2,748,079 of other matters unsupported expenditures charged to the Contracts greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request Connecticut management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on Connecticut's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Treasury OIG should determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Contracts greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG should follow-up with Connecticut's management to confirm if the $57,586,446 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Grants greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request Connecticut management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on Connecticut's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Treasury OIG should determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Grants greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG should determine the feasibility of performing additional procedures on the remaining untested amounts reported in the GrantSolutions portal for the Grants greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type. Based on Connecticut's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Treasury OIG should determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Grants greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG should follow up with Connecticut to confirm if the $258,659 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Transfers greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request Connecticut management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on Connecticut's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Treasury OIG should determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Transfers greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG should determine the feasibility of performing additional procedures on the remaining untested amounts reported in the GrantSolutions portal for the Transfers greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type. Further, based on Connecticut's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Treasury OIG should determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Transfers greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG should follow up with Connecticut to confirm if the $18,082,583 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Direct Payments greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request Connecticut management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on Connecticut's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Treasury OIG should determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Direct Payments greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG should determine the feasibility of performing additional procedures on the remaining untested amounts reported in the GrantSolutions portal for the Direct Payments greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type. Based on Connecticut's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Treasury OIG should determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Direct Payments greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG should request Connecticut's management provide support for the $494,492 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Direct Payments greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request Connecticut management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on Connecticut's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Treasury OIG should determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Direct Payments greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG should follow up with Connecticut to confirm if the $36,500 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Aggregate Reporting less than $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request Connecticut management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on Connecticut's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Treasury OIG should determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Aggregate Reporting less than $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG should determine the feasibility of performing additional procedures on the remaining untested amounts reported in the GrantSolutions portal for the Aggregate Reporting less than $50,000 payment type.
Treasury OIG should follow up with Connecticut to confirm if the $21,118,862 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Aggregate Payments to Individuals payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the funds or request Connecticut management provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previously charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance. Further, based on Connecticut's responsiveness to Treasury OIG's requests and its ability to provide sufficient documentation and/or replace unsupported transactions charged to CRF with valid expenditures, Treasury OIG should determine the feasibility of conducting an audit for the Aggregate Payments to Individuals payment type.
Treasury OIG should determine the feasibility of performing additional procedures on the remaining untested amounts reported in the GrantSolutions portal for the Aggregate Payments to Individuals payment type.